Description
An issue in the handling of symlinks was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.
Published: 2022-05-26
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-31238 An issue in the handling of symlinks was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T05:11:44.431Z

Reserved: 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-26688

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-05-26T18:15:09.247

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:54:19.403

Link: CVE-2022-26688

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